Each organization is required to maintain a yearly occupancy requirement with the University. As such, the organizations maintain the ability to approve or deny requests by students to be released from their Individual Housing Agreement.

The occupancy period runs from Summer to Spring. Because the organizations have an occupancy requirement, they have discretion in releasing students from their Individual Housing Contracts. The house leadership (defined as Chapter President, House Manager, and Chapter Advisor) are contacted when a student requests to be released.

The Chapter President serves as the sole liaison to University Housing in Requests for Release situations (except Theta Chi, where the Alumni Board President serves as sole liaison.)